<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Ed,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Fortunately it sounds as though you don't have the interior in yet so the problem should be easily corrected.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I encountered a similar issue during a BJ7 box rebuild and it turned out to be caused by an incorrect reverse gear detent spring. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I had replaced the reverse shifter rod because serious wear was evident between the 2 detents in the rod but didn't realize that someone had replaced the the original detent springs for a much heavier which was coil binding with the replaced rod.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Only figured it out when I discovered that it was easy to engage reverse with the top cover off the box.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">BIG CAUTION.. If you are playing with the gear engagement with the top off the box be VERY CAREFUL. it is really easy to "over travel" the 3/4 or 1/2 sliding hubs which will allow the synchronizer balls to pop out too far.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Don't ask me how I know!!!<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Michael S<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">BN1 #174 <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Ed Orr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eorr@cogeco.ca" target="_blank">eorr@cogeco.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">My
’66 BJ8 restoration is nearing completion and is due to visit a paint buffing
shop on Monday before I install all the exterior bits . WE got the engine
started last week and all is well with that .</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Yesterday I checked out the transmission , all forward
gears are fine but I cannot get it into reverse , The gearshift lever moves
properly to the left against the spring the same 10<span> </span>degrees ( checked with a dial angle
finder ) as my other BJ8 <span> </span>but cannot
engage the gear . The clutch travel seems to be OK no sign of grinding engaging
first gear , the other straight cut gear .</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">The
transmission was rebuilt by Rich Chrysler’s old BMC mechanic about 4 years ago
but only recently installed . </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Anybody had this problem .</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Ed
Orr</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">’65
BJ8</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">’66
BJ8 project</font></p></div></div></div>
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